Foldable camping chair



Dec. 16, 1947. E. w, SONNER, JR'

FOLDABLE CAMPING CHAIR Filed Jan. 12., 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l mmvmx.

ATTORNEY Dec. 16, 1947. E. w. SONNER', JR

FOLDABLE CAMPING CHAIR Filed Jan. 12, 1946 2 Sheets-$heet 2 J H 3 w M a z ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 16, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FOLDABLE CAMPING CHAIR Edwin W. Sonner, J r., Queens Village, N. Y.

Application January 12, 1946, Serial No. 640,773

2 Claims. (01. 155-449) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in camping chairs and tables, and it is especially adaptable as a fishermans chair; in addition, these chairs will find a wide and varied use, for instance, to be carried in an autobile to supplement the seating capacity of the latter; the said invention may in like manner be used as a camping or card table.

One advantage of said chair or table is to the effect that it can be folded together in a very compact manner, so as to occupy a minimum s ace.

Another advantage is that said chair may be set up for use in a few seconds,

A still further advantage is that due to its construction it will not tip or easily turn over.

An ancillary advantage is that the chair or table is sturdy in use, and easy and economical to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement, of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a camping chair, constituting my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View of the chair, as shown in Figure 1, in set up position.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View, taken' on the line 3-3 in Figure 2, and showing the relative arrangement of the lower frame members, as a basic support.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 4-4 in Figure 2 and showing the upper frame members attached to said basic support, and in course of unfolding.

Figure 5 is a detail edge view showing the engagement of one table section to the adjoining frame, by means of a bent projection upon the outside of the surface of said table section.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view, taken on the line 66 in Figure 1, and showing the bent projection, referred to in connection with Figure 5, formed with a rounded end portion in Figure 6.

Figure 7 is an elevational view of the camping chair in folded position.

Figure 8 is an enlarged transverse sectional View, with a part broken off, taken on the line 8-8 in Figure '7.

Figure 9 is a top plan view, showing a modification in the construction of the lower frames, in

2 Q the form of a tube or basic support of the camping chair.

Figure 10 is a side elevational view of Figure 9; while Figure 11 is another top plan view of the tube holding the frame members, shown in Figure 9, illustrating said frame members (with parts broken off) in operating position.

Figure 12 shows in a transverse cut a tube wherein the two outside ones of the frame members held therein have their end portions formed with reduced side portions.

Figure 1 shows a top plan View of my camping chair in which the seat I2 comprises four substantially square sections indicated at I3; these sections are bent upon themselves as at I4 to form hinges by which they are pivotally connected to the rectangularly bent upper frames 23, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1.

Each seat section engages an adjoining upper supporting frame 23 of which there are four relatively arranged at ,90 degrees, when the camping chair is set up for use.

For said purpose each seat section is provided with a tongue I! adapted to engage the said adjoining frame 23, as shown at l9. In order, however, to secure a snug engagement of the tongues 11 with the top of the frame members 23, as shown at [9, said tongues may be formed with a bent curvature 3|, as shown in Figure 6, adapted to snap over said frame members.

Each seat section is adapted to slide a short distance, for instance, about half an inch in order to have its said tongue I! engage the said upper adjoining frame 23, as at l 9.

The four lower frame members 20 are turnably connected in pairs by means of sleeves 2|, which pairs are, in turn, movably connected together by a central sleeve 22 to form the central hinge support.

When the lower frames 20 and the upper frames 23, with the seat sections l3 attached to the latter are all folded together or collapsed, all of said parts are in parallel alignment and form a compact unit, like a small package, easy to carry.

The lower frames 20 when in extended position I ing frame by means of the tongue l1. Thus in this connection it may be noted, that when the whole structure is in a folded, or collapsed, position, the tongue I! of each seat section will engage the inside surface of the respective upper frame 23 to which it is hinged, as said upper frame in this case, folds inside its respective lower supporting frame 20.

The invention shown in Figure 9 is to the effect that instead of the lower centrally supporting sleeve members 2! and 22 hereinbefore described, said central support may consist of one tube' 25 adapted to receive the bent end portions or proporti'on' in their sides, 'as' shown at 30, in order to give enough clearance to permit the: folding of said lowerframe members into a compact unit. While the end portions 33 may be sprung into :"position in the sleeves 2| and the tubex25,the -saidtube may' also be provided with threaded caps 31 at 'the topand bottom, whereby. a disengagement of theendportions33: of the lower frame members from said tube, for collapsing purposes,- may be accomplished by :moving said caps 3l towards thezcenter'of the 'tube'25;

It is obvious that slight changes maybe made in "the-form, construction and :arrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope of jections 33 of the lower frame members 20 therethe appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact construction and arrangement shown and described herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A camping chair, comprising four open frame members, said members being turnably arranged'in pairs to swing on' vertical axes, and each pair being turnably secured together, and

extension open frames pivotally mounted on the ntop of each of said first frame members to swing on horizontal axes, sectional seat portions mounte'don 'said latter-frames, and each seat portion detachably connected to an adjoining extension frame, whereby to form a complete chair seat.

25-111 a device, as claimed in claim 1, and wherein said sectional seat portions are adapted -to:move siderways ,onthe frames, relative to engaging or disengaging the latterp, EDWIN W. SONNER, JR.

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